clown loach losing weight

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Trouty
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iv tried garlic infused foods also tried crushed garlic in some tank water and soaked pellts in it for 20mins and poured the lot in, room smelt of garlic for 2 days 😂 but he just wont entertain it. could you suggest a good internal parasite/worm medication, also i should med whole tank again.
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Waterlife Sterazin is good, Kusuri wormer is good. Interpet Anti-Internal Parasite (used to be #9) is good as well.
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thank you il buy tomorrow and try it. although i dont hold any hope for it. the fish is so skinny.
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quick update. nothing has changed skinny fish still not eating and becoming skinnier. iam at a loss as to wot to do. everything else seems perfectly fine. thanks again but i think hes on hunger strike and will sadly surley die soon.
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That's a real shame. :(
Keep trying the garlic soaked food, and some nice snails. ;)
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will do thanks again for your advice.
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Sad day. Skinny finaly died today. Suprisingly it was 4 inches long. 14 clowns remain.
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Sorry you lost him. :(
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Sorry for your loss Trouty :(
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Sorry you lost it :(
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